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In MemoriamIn Memoriam
FPA/FSNEFPA/FSNE
2010-20112010-2011
Mike CherryMike Cherry Florida Today Sports writer Covered high school
sports Co-hosted "Today in
Brevard Sports" for TV and online
Also covered athletics at Marshall University (his alma mater) and West Virginia University for the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail
Died June 7, 2010
Dick EvansDick Evans The Miami Herald Sports Writer (bowling) Worked at The Herald since
1945; “go-for” chores at 14 included running greyhound results and writing tight headlines
Was the first daily newspaper reporter inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association's Hall of Fame.
In “retirement,” Evans won a national award for bowling coverage at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, for which he wrote until his death
Died July 4, 2010
Claire MitchelClaire Mitchel The Miami Herald Columnist, who wrote “The
Third Third,” a fixture for those 60 and older for almost a quarter of a century
Began as a writer with The Washington Post, which led to a brush with history when she met Eleanor Roosevelt
Died Jan. 5, 2011
Bea MossBea Moss The Miami Herald Community Columnist,
among other roles Was Managing Editor of
Coral Gables Times/Guide, from 1975-1977
Worked for The Guide and The Herald since 1964
Shared in the Herald's 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Hurricane Andrew coverage
A mention in her column meant a person or organization “had arrived.”
Retired, again, in 2007 Died July 5, 2010
Roberto SuárezRoberto Suárez The Miami Herald / El
Nuevo Herald President, Publisher, General
Manager Began as a Herald mailroom
clerk in 1961 after fleeing Cuba with $5 in his pocket
General Manager for The Charlotte Observer, 1970s, before returning to Miami
Launched El Nuevo Herald in 1987
Was awarded 1989’s John S. Knight Gold Medal, Knight Ridder’s highest professional honor
Retired 1995 Died July 7, 2010
Clarke AshClarke Ash The Palm Beach Post Former editorial page editor Held same position for sister
paper, The Miami News, which won three Pulitzer Prizes for its coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis; and two for editorial cartoons by Don Wright, later at the Post
A World War II veteran, he piloted eight missions over Europe
Earned the Air Medal for exceptional duty in combat
Began as reporter at the Dayton Daily News
Died Jan. 29, 2011
Sam DiazSam Diaz The Ledger Circulation director for 25
years Began his newspaper career in
1969 as a circulation manager for the St. Petersburg Times
Briefly worked as circulation director at the Houma Daily Courier in Louisiana
Retired editor Skip Perez applauded his achievements in record-level distribution
Died Jan. 28, 2011
Margaret “Peg” DowMargaret “Peg” Dow The Florida Times-Union Copy editor for 20 years in
Features Department “I’m constantly amazed that I
am paid a salary for doing something I enjoy so much,” she said
First worked for the New York State Press Association and the New York Publishers Association
Also reported for the weekly Clifton Springs (N.Y.) Press and spent two years in New York City on the staff of Forth
Died March 1, 2011
Bette OrsiniBette Orsini St. Petersburg Times Investigative reporter who
won numerous national awards
Her 14-part series on the Church of Scientology won a 1980 Pulitzer Prize
Worked 41 years at the paper, 1946-1987
"Every cliche, including the one about the bulldog that gets ahold of an ankle and won't let go, was true of her," said former Times executive editor Bob Haiman
Died March 26, 2011
Bobby BarnesBobby Barnes St. Augustine Record News typist Former Linotype operator Worked at the Record since
1964, becoming assistant to the editor in 2001
Loved his Florida Gators and St. Augustine High School football
Died April 9, 2011
William “Bo” BoboWilliam “Bo” Bobo The Miami
Herald Copy Editor Worked at the
paper from 1966-2001
Was the slot on the legendary crew of The Street Edition
He also sent more than a few new reporters home empty-handed after a “friendly” invitation to play poker.
Died April 10, 2011
Fred TurnerFred Turner South Florida Sun
Sentinel Sports Editor (1980-2005) The Patriot Ledger News Reporter, City Editor,
Sports Editor (1973-1980) Turner’s Sun Sentinel’s
Sports Department was twice selected among top 10 nationally
“Fred-isms” included “We don't just put left-handed doors on Chevy's all day around here!”
Died April 11, 2011
Jessie-Lynne KerrJessie-Lynne Kerr The Florida Times-Union
(1964-2011) Staten Island Advance (1953-
1969) First female reporter to cover
Jacksonville courts Chronicled three-year cancer
battle Self-described "tough old
broad" who raised three generations of reporters and editors
Street outside T-U named “Jessie-Lynne Kerr Parkway”
Media room for new courthouse also will carry her name
Died April 28, 2011
Robin MitchellRobin Mitchell St. Petersburg Times (1986-
2003) Evening Independent (1971-
1986) Reporter, senior copy editor In addition to outstanding work,
Mitchell was known for occasional, memorable pranks; one involved sending a stuffed duck head through pneumatic tubes to the fourth floor librarian
He had a deft touch as a writer and an eagle eye as a copy editor
Retired 2003 Died April 29, 2011
Jim McCartneyJim McCartney Columnist for The Bradenton
Herald in retirement Washington correspondent and
columnist for Knight Ridder Specialized in foreign affairs
and defense policy Started in Washington for
Chicago Daily News Among many honors, his focus
on the military resulted in a 1963-64 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University
His last column, March 27, was about the United States sacrificing its ideals for oil
Died May 6, 2011
Rich BrooksRich Brooks The Herald-Tribune Long time columnist and editor Won first place in this year’s
FSNE contest Battled ALS, known as Lou
Gehrig’s disease, for more than 15 years after diagnosis
Founding member of Lou Gehrig’s Disease Association of Southwest Florida
His last column in December was about a wedding toast for his 25-year-old son, Noah. "But it's neither money nor the stuff we acquire over our lives that makes us happy… It's the memories we create as a family… ”
Died May 7, 2011
Gregory LewisGregory Lewis South Florida Sun Sentinel Reporter, mentor Covered the African-American
community for a decade at the paper with grit and passion
Previous stops in his 30-year career included the San Francisco Examiner, where he was known as “the mayor of the newsroom;” Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, Calif., at the Robert C. Maynard Institute of Journalism Education; and Greensboro, N.C., where he taught at North Carolina A&T while working as a reporter at the News & Record.
Died May 17, 2011
Tom McEwenTom McEwen The Tampa
Tribune Sports Editor and
Columnist Wrote more than
10,000 columns (1962 to 2001)
Won Red Smith Award, 1993
As a boy, delivered papers on horseback in Wauchula
Baseball great Ted Williams said of him, “I don’t like any sports writers. But I like Tom McEwen.”
Died June 4, 2011
Peggy MayPeggy May Northwest Florida Daily
News Reporter/editor for the paper
for 42 years Inducted into the Okaloosa
County Women's Hall of Fame in 2005
Hired in 1963 at 35 as society editor and worked full time until age 77
Famous as a grammarian, near the end, she corrected a nurse on the difference between “laying” and “lying” in her bed
Her long time publisher, Tom Conner, said her work “shaped the community” for decades
Died at 82, June 13, 2011
In MemoriamIn Memoriam
FPA/FSNEFPA/FSNE
2010-20112010-2011